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Hologic reports that 3D mammography with 2D breast exam increases efficacyHologic announced that a groundbreaking new study published in Radiology, the Radiological Society of North America scientific journal, found that the addition of three dimensional, or 3D, mammography screening technology to a 2D breast screening exam significantly increased cancer detection while reducing the number of false positives. The researchers using Hologic's 3D mammography technology in combination with a 2D mammogram found a significant increase in cancer detection rates, particularly for invasive cancers, and a simultaneous decrease in false-positive rates compared with 2D mammography alone. Significant findings include a 40% increase in the detection of invasive breast cancers, a 27% increase in the detection of all cancers, and a 15% decrease in false-positive rates.